Danny McManus
Danny McManus at Calgary Stampeders training camp in 2006
Date of birth:	June 17, 1965 (1965-06-17) (age 42)
Place of birth:	Hollywood, Florida
Career information
CFL status:	Import
Position(s):	QB
College:	Florida State
Organizations
As player:
1988 1990–1992 1993–1995 1996–1997 1998–2005 2006	Kansas City Chiefs Winnipeg Blue Bombers BC Lions Edmonton Eskimos Hamilton Tiger-Cats Calgary Stampeders
Career highlights and Awards
Awards:	1987 Fiesta Bowl MVP 1999 CFL MOP
Stats at CFL.ca

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Contents 1 College career 2 National Football League 3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 4 BC Lions 5 Edmonton Eskimos 6 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 7 Final season and retirement 8 References

College career

McManus spent four seasons at Florida State University, from 1984 to 1987, coached by the legendary Bobby Bowden (McManus also went to Florida State in 1983, but was redshirted). Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Robert Cleckler Bowden (born November 8, 1929 in Birmingham Alabama) better known as Bobby Bowden, is the current head College football Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) McManus was named the starter as quarterback in 1985 and led the Seminoles to defeat Nebraska. After four victories, he suffered a pair of concussions and he had spend the rest of 1985 on the bench. But in 1986, McManus was named the Seminole's offensive most valuable player, after a season that saw him come out of the backup position to end the year as the starter, throwing for 872 yards and seven touchdowns.

In 1987, McManus started every game for Florida State, leading them to an 11-1 record and a spot in the Fiesta Bowl, which they won 31-28 over the University of Nebraska. The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1971 The University of Nebraska is the public University system in the state of Nebraska, USA. Due to his leadership, FSU had one of their greatest campaigns. McManus, who threw for 375 yards and three touchdowns in the bowl game, was named the most valuable player, and wound up with 1,984 yards and fourteen touchdowns on the year. After this season, McManus was selected in the NFL draft, but late: in the eleventh round by the Kansas City Chiefs. The NFL Draft is an annual Sports draft in which NFL teams select newly-eligible players for their rosters

National Football League

McManus made the Chiefs out of training camp, and spent his first, and only, National Football League season on the bench as the third quarterback. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. During his brief time with the Chiefs, the team was woeful, going 4-11. McManus saw no action, and was released during 1989's training camp. The 1989 NFL season was the 70th Regular season of the National Football League. McManus spent all of 1989 trying to catch on with another NFL team, but was unsuccessful.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Unable to find a place to play in 1989, McManus signed with the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers in time for the 1990 season. Unlike the terrible Chiefs team that he had just left, the Blue Bombers of the era were in the middle of a mini-dynasty, where they won two Grey Cups in three years. The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team The 1990 season gave the Blue Bombers perhaps their best ending ever, as they obliterated the Edmonton Eskimos 50-11 in the 78th Grey Cup in Vancouver. The 1990 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 37th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 33rd Canadian Football Game Summary Winnipeg Blue Bombers (50 - TDs Warren Hudson (2 Lee Hull, Greg Battle, Perry Tuttle, Rick House Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal McManus, the Blue Bombers' backup all year, threw for a total of 946 yards and seven touchdowns during the season, and also tossed a touchdown in the Grey Cup in a rare appearance for the backup in the championship game.

Through 1991 and 1992, McManus remained with the Blue Bombers as the backup quarterback to Matt Dunigan. The 1991 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 38th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 34th Canadian Football The 1992 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 39th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 35th Canadian Football Matt Dunigan (born December 6, 1960 in Lakewood Ohio) is a former Quarterback, coach, and executive in the Canadian McManus made his second Grey Cup appearance in 1992, again coming in for a relief stint. This time, however, the circumstances were not so good, as Dunigan had been ineffective and the Blue Bombers went on to lose the 80th Grey Cup 24-10 to Calgary at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario. Game summary Calgary Stampeders (24 - TDs David Sapunjis, Allen Pitts; FGs Mark McLoughlin (3 cons The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. SkyDome redirects here for other uses see SkyDome (disambiguation Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario

BC Lions

After the Grey Cup, McManus left Winnipeg as a free agent and ended up signing with the British Columbia Lions, and started three games in 1993 when starting quarterback Danny Barrett was injured. The 1993 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 40th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 36th Canadian Football Danny Barrett (born December 18 1961 in Boynton Beach Florida is a former Canadian Football League (CFL Quarterback For 1994, McManus was again the backup, this time to Kent Austin. The 1994 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 41st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 37th Canadian Football Richard Kent Austin (born June 25, 1963 in Natick, Massachusetts) is the Offensive Coordinator for the Ole Miss Rebels and former However, fate would give McManus a larger role in this season as, in the 82nd Grey Cup, Austin was knocked out of the game and McManus had to take over for the final, dramatic drive. Game Summary British Columbia Lions (26 - TDs Charles Gordon, Danny McManus; FGs Lui Passaglia (4 cons McManus led the Lions downfield far enough for Lui Passaglia to kick a game-winning field goal, giving British Columbia a 26-23 victory over the Baltimore Football Club. Lui "the Shoe" Passaglia (born June 7, 1954 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a former professional Canadian The Montreal Alouettes ( French: les Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. It was McManus's second Grey Cup and third appearance in five years in the Canadian Football League.

In 1995, McManus was given the reins as the Lions' full-time starter. The 1995 Canadian Football League season is 87th in CFL history McManus threw for 4,655 yards (second in the league behind his old mentor Dunigan) and 19 touchdowns. But the Lions' efforts to defend their Grey Cup were quickly derailed come playoff time, as the Lions were defeated by the Edmonton Eskimos in the Northern Division Semi-Final despite McManus throwing for 333 yards and two touchdowns.

Edmonton Eskimos

Any ardour McManus must have felt to the Eskimos must have quickly cooled, however, as he signed with Edmonton during the off-season as a free agent following his release by British Columbia. Once again, McManus was second in the league in passing yardage for 1996, this time behind Doug Flutie, with 4,425 yards, 22 touchdowns, and 19 interceptions. The 1996 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 43rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 39th Canadian Football Douglas Richard Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is a retired American football and Canadian football Quarterback. McManus led the Eskimos to second in the Western Division and the Grey Cup game, including a 68-7 slaughtering of McManus's old Blue Bombers in the Western Semi-Final. In the driving snow at Ivor Wynne Stadium, the Toronto Argonauts defeated Edmonton in the 84th Grey Cup 43-37. See also Sports venues in Hamilton Ontario Ivor Wynne Stadium (originally Civic Stadium) is a Canadian football Stadium located at the The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. Game Summary Toronto Argonauts (43 - TDs Jimmy Cunningham, Robert Drummond, Doug Flutie, Adrion Smith; FGs Mike Vanderjagt McManus had an excellent game despite the conditions with 413 yards and three touchdowns, but was outplayed by Toronto's Flutie, who was named the most outstanding player. McManus's only interception of the game came when Doug Flutie's brother Darren fell trying to catch a well-thrown ball, and the ball ricocheted off of Flutie and into the waiting arms of a Toronto defensive back, who returned it for a touchdown. Darren Paul Flutie (born on November 18, 1966 in Manchester Maryland) is a former Canadian football Wide receiver for the

1997 was a slight regression for McManus, but not for the Eskimos as they won their division for the first time since 1991. The 1997 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 44th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 40th Canadian Football McManus fell to fourth in passing yardage but was still the Edmonton nominee for Most Outstanding Player. Edmonton was hosting the 85th Grey Cup that year and hopes were high that the Eskimos would play at it, but Edmonton lost a heart-breaking Western final to the Saskatchewan Roughriders 31-30. Game Summary Toronto Argonauts (47 - TDs Doug Flutie, Adrion Smith, Robert Drummond, Mike "Pinball" Clemons, The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, founded in 1910. McManus threw for an excellent 407 yards in the game in a losing effort.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

McManus left the Eskimos as a free agent for 1998, as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed both the veteran quarterback and his all-time favourite receiver, Darren Flutie. The 1998 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 45th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 41st Canadian Football McManus arrived on a talent-laden team and did not disappoint, finishing second in passing yardage for the second time in his career and becoming only the second Hamilton quarterback to pass for over 4,000 yards in a season. The Tiger-Cats warred with the fast-rising Montreal Alouettes and their veteran quarterback Anthony Calvillo all season, including a rare tie in a regular-season meeting between the two teams. The Montreal Alouettes ( French: les Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. Anthony Calvillo (born August 23, 1972 in Los Angeles California) is a Canadian Football League Quarterback, currently playing for Hamilton and Montreal finished even at 12-5-1, but Hamilton took first place on their superior head-to-head record. When the two teams inevitably clashed in the East final, Hamilton took a thriller 22-20. However, all-star quarterback Jeff Garcia and his Calgary Stampeders beat Hamilton 26-24 in the 86th Grey Cup. This article is about the Tampa Bay football player For the comedian/voice actor see Jeff Garcia. The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. Game Summary Calgary Stampeders (26 - TDs Jeff Garcia, Kelvin Anderson; FGs Mark McLoughlin (4 cons

Despite the disappointment of 1998, McManus rebounded in superb fashion for 1999. The 1999 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 46th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 42nd Canadian Football Throwing for 5,334 yards and 28 touchdowns, McManus won his first, and only, Most Outstanding Player award. The icing on the cake came on the 87th Grey Cup, where McManus thwarted the Stampeders' drive for a repeat in a rematch of the previous year's championship game. Game Summary Hamilton Tiger-Cats (32 - TD's Ronald Williams, Darren Flutie (2 FG's Paul Osbaldiston (3 cons Garcia was gone to the NFL but his replacement Dave Dickenson had proven very dangerous; however, the Tiger-Cats took their first Grey Cup since 1986 with a 32-21 victory. David Dickenson (born January 11, 1973 in Great Falls Montana) is a professional Canadian football player with the Calgary Stampeders The 1986 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 33rd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 29th Canadian Football It was McManus's third Grey Cup and his sixth appearance in the big game.

In 2000, McManus set the CFL record with six straight seasons throwing for at least 4,000 yards. The 2000 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 47th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 43rd Canadian Football This is a list of Canadian Football League records. Italics indicate an active player But, after their Grey Cup victory, the Tiger-Cats were beginning to enter a long spiral to the East Division basement. The team finished a disappointing 9-9 and lost the East Semi-Final to Winnipeg. 2001 was a slight resurgence as the Tiger-Cats finished 11-7, but another loss to Winnipeg in the East Final sent the Tiger-Cats home early. The 2001 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 48th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 44th Canadian Football By 2002, the Tiger-Cats were running on fumes and went down to 7-11, ahead of only the expansion Ottawa Renegades. The 2002 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 49th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 45th Canadian Football Ottawa Renegades was the most recent name of a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa Ontario founded in 2002, seven years after the storied For the first time in his CFL career, Danny McManus missed the playoffs.

McManus turned 38 during the 2003 CFL season, and the retirement talk was coming in hard. The 2003 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 50th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 46th Canadian Football It would be hard for it not to, however, as the Tiger-Cats were one of the worst teams in Canadian football history that year. Despite starting fifteen games, McManus threw for only 2,869 yards, snapping his record streak of consecutive 4,000 yard seasons at eight. McManus might have been hurt by the loss of preferred target Darren Flutie to retirement. Darren Paul Flutie (born on November 18, 1966 in Manchester Maryland) is a former Canadian football Wide receiver for the The Tiger-Cats finished 1-17, with the only bright spot being an overtime victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

2004 was significantly stronger for McManus, as was his team. The 2004 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 51st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 47th Canadian Football For the second time in his career, McManus threw for over 5,000 yards despite turning 39 early in the season. The Tiger-Cats shocked the Canadian football world by finishing 9-8-1, an accomplishment amazing enough for rookie head coach Greg Marshall to be named coach of the year and McManus to receive the Rogers-AT&T Fan Choice Award, sharing it with Anthony Calvillo. Greg Marshall may refer to the following people Greg Marshall (running back, former head coach & running back in the Canadian Football League & current head The Rogers Fans' Choice Award is annually awarded to the player who received the most votes from fans as the Rogers Player of the Game during the 4th quarter of CFL In Hamilton's sole playoff game, they lost the East Semi-Final to rivals Toronto 24-6.

The Tiger-Cats were unable to build on their 2004 success, and in the 2005 season finished in the league's basement at 5-13, with a defense that allowed 583 points, the worst in Canadian Football League history. The 2005 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 52nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 48th Canadian Football McManus threw for 2,544 yards and eleven touchdowns with a quarterback rating of 67. 1, and spent time on the bench in favour of Khari Jones, Marcus Brady, and the unknown Kevin Eakin who all took snaps. Khari Okang Jones (born May 16, 1971 in Hammond Indiana) is a former professional Canadian football player and current television sports reporter Marcus Brady (Born September 24 1979 is a Quarterback for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Kevin Eakin (born July 22, 1981 in St Paul Minnesota) is an American football Quarterback who is playing for Team Alabama

Final season and retirement

After the 93rd Grey Cup, McManus was traded to the newly-crowned league champion Edmonton Eskimos in a package that included as the centrepiece Edmonton quarterback Jason Maas. Festivities A giant parade on the day before the Grey Cup wound through downtown Vancouver with Pamela Anderson at the lead Jason Maas (b November 19, 1975 in Beaver Dam Wisconsin) is a Gridiron football Quarterback. This was the first time McManus had ever been traded in his career and his second go-round with Edmonton. On March 31, 2006, McManus was traded for the second time in his career, this time to the Calgary Stampeders. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Edmonton received a third round draft pick in the 2006 CFL Draft in return. The 2006 CFL Draft: Round one Round Two Round Three Round Four Round Five Round For the 2006 season McManus served as backup and mentor to Stampeders' starting quarterback Henry Burris. Henry Burris Jr (born June 4, 1975 in Spiro Oklahoma) is a professional Canadian and former American football player He announced his retirement from playing football on April 2, 2007. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[1] He was quickly snapped up by TSN as an analyst for CFL game broadcasts for the 2007 season. The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel and is Canada's leading The 2007 CFL season was the 54th season of modern Canadian professional football ^[2]

Preceded by Mike Pringle	CFL MOP 1999	Succeeded by Dave Dickenson
Preceded by Jeff Garcia	Grey Cup MVP 1999	Succeeded by Robert Drummond

References

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